THE TRIBULATION |
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Many Christians are very conscious of the ominous
prediction in the Bible that things will one day, at the end of time, go
very wrong. And they know this time is referred to as the TRIBULATION. Those
who have found out a bit more, know that Daniel predicted it. Most, however,
don't think or know that it will affect them and don't contemplate ways to
safeguard themselves. Others, especially Christians who know they would be
targeted because of their testimony and commitment, are not all that worried
about the Tribulation, because they bargain on being taken out alive and
bodily by means of the so-called RAPTURE.
In general Christians' interest in END-TIME teachings is mostly centered
on WHEN this Rapture might take place - with the hope that they will survive
until that time. Many Christians, of course, do not agree with the Rapture
doctrine, and they have more of a wait-and-see attitude.
What state of affairs could be regarded as Tribulation? Generally, it's a
scenario where specific groups of persons are persecuted, a condition that
has been around throughout the ages as certain groups were being targeted.
That was tribulation for them, but End-Time TRIBULATION will be more widespread
because it will be aimed at the masses that don't agree with those in power
or are disqualified because of their beliefs, agenda, grouping, associations,
etc. All religions will be targeted and dicriminated against as we already
see in France and even North America where reference to the God of Israel
and his Son is being banned in public. Muslims are also targeted due
to Islam being such a fertile breeding ground for terrorism. What we need
to establish is,
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What will TRIGGER It?
An answer to the
"What"
question will also indicate with considerable accuracy
"When" it will happen, because the
"When" will follow the
"What."
We will know from the fact that people groups will be subjected to impossible
demands and regulations, people will disappear or be rounded up, will try
to hide or flee, like the Jews in Europe during World War II, etc.
What will trigger mass action against
people? As we see it, the
trigger
will be a clash in which Israel will knock out some of her neighbors and
a lot Arabs in her own territory. We have explained how this could
come about in our "Prophetic Wakeup
Call!"
In addition, one only needs to mention the tremendous increase in anti-Semitism
worldwide, most worrisome of which, that in
Europe. Arutz Sheva News Service reported on
May 23, 2003: In France hate crimes quadrupled in 2002, with over
half of the attacks aimed at Jews. The outbreak of the Oslo War (Intifada)
in late 2000 sparked a wave of anti-Semitic incidents worldwide, with Europe's
largest number of anti-Semitic attacks occurring in France. Attacks in Great
Britain rose by 75% last year as well.
A European Union-sponsored survey showing the extent
of anti-Israeli sentiment in Europe has many people in Israel quite worried.
The poll surveyed 7,500 people, 500 in each of the 15 EU member states. They
were presented with a list of 15 countries, and were asked if these countries
present a threat to world peace. Israel was rated "yes" by the highest
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number of respondents, almost 59%. Arutz
Sheva News Service Nov. 4, 2003.
The anti-Semitism mentioned above is based on the "limited action" Israel
actually so far needed to take to safeguard her citizens against
terrorist acts by the "POOR" (so-called) Palestinians. One shudders to think
what reaction there would be in the nations when Israel is forced to wipe
out a large number of Arabs. Large scale persecution will erupt against Jews
in the nations, including people groups like Christians who are known
to support them. And while "THEY" are at it, they will also go after others
who don't fit into their mould.
Who are "THEY," the BAD
Guys?
Let's limit ourselves to narrowing "THEM" down to leaders
in leading nations who conspire to control the world, whether they be royalty,
presidents, politicians, government officials and departments, intelligence
services, institutions, business tycoons, clergy, secretive organizations,
etc.
In other words, NATIONALISM, replaced by INTER-NATIONALISM
or GLOBALISM. It's nothing new in the world, since it was already what
the Tower of
Babel
was all about, that would be tried over
and over by others - as the Prophet Daniel pointed out, ending in our day
with the resurrected Roman Empire.
For that reason, in our opinion, the U. S. A must go
down and Europe must go up. It explains why American presidents seem to do
what's best globally as against nationally. It causes political leaders to
seem to be fighting for the enemy as we see with Israeli leaders, viz., as
stated by Dr. Aaron Lerner in Imra-Digest, Nov. 29 2001:
Instead of being fired for
knowingly hurting Israel's position, we have Foreign Minister Shimon Peres
openly attacking/attempting to undermine Israel's negotiating position. |
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Shimon Peres' "selling out" of Israel is typical of
leftist Israeli leaders, from the inception of the State of Israel, including
Ben Gurion and Golda Meir. Most baffling, however, is the way Israeli generals
try to give away all the land they had fought for when they become
politicians. Under them. the most famous, Yitzchak Rabin, Ehud Barak, Avram
Mitzna and now also Arial Sharon. Barry Chamish
<chamish@netvision.net.il>
writes about Sharon in his NOTES FROM THE UNDERWORLD (Jan 16,
2004):
How long must we hammer in the
same message: Sharon is totally compromised by the Council for Foreign Relations
(CFR) and does its bidding?
Reports continue to surface
that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's diplomatic policies are being run more
in tandem with American dictates than with Israeli Cabinet decisions. Middle
East Newsline (MENL) reports today that Sharon pledged to the United States
that he would help establish an interim Palestinian state in 2004, regardless
of whether the Palestinian Authority ends terrorism and eliminates terrorist
infrastructures.
[NB. Most of Israel's Prime Ministers happen to
be high ranking Freemasons - just look at the line-up at PM Rabin's funeral
to see what we mean -- especially international figures who had no official
reason to attend like, Prince Charles. Zionsake Editor] |
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What the so-called PEACE PROCESS is
all about, is to conform Israel in power and size to a standard that could
be controllable in a GLOBAL constellation of nations. Actually "THEY" would
prefer for Israel not to exist at all, since the demon forces that oppose
the God of Israel, know they don't have a chance to foil HIS plans with HIS
Inheritance, Israel.
To CONFORM, Israel must make the most damaging concessions any nation can
make, namely, give up territory - territory they have lived on for
most of 4 millennia. What we mean is reflected by the following:
Europe and the Saudis pressed ahead with an initiative
for bringing Israel into the European Union and NATO as a full member in
return for its withdrawal to pre-1967 war lines and a settlement evacuation
plan. DEBKAfile Special Analysis
http://www.gamla.org.il/english
February 5, 2004 |
One after the other, Israeli
leaders seem to make a total about turn by making concessions to the detriment
of their nation. With some, like Shimon Peres, it's willingly because they
are part of the globalist agenda, while others have to be coerced into towing
the line - mostly by threatening to withdraw loan guarantees.
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WHAT, HOWEVER, WILL HAPPEN IF ISRAEL IS FORCED TO TAKE
UNILATERAL ACTION against the Arabs that would foil the plans of the
international community to destroy Israel or to prevent her from becoming
too strong for "THEM" to control?
A power vacuum will be created in the Middle East
that Israel, the victors, will be able to utilize to become the
controlling power in the region - basically only the Turks and Iranians
(Persians), [non-Arabs], will be left, and they will need the line-up of
the allies we see in Ezekiel 38-39 (Armageddon) to try to bring down
Israel.
Instead of lining up against the State of
Israel straight away the nations and people groups in the nations
will turn on the Jews closest to them, their fellow citizens, including gentiles
known to be sympathetic to Israel - mainly Christians. This, as
we've already pointed out, will in our view TRIGGER widespread
TRIBULATION.
WHERE to RUN TO?
Ironically, and incredibly so, churches that do talk
about end-times (escatology) and biblical end-time prophets concentrate
all their speculation on when the RAPTURE will be, none on what will cause
it to erupt. Consequently, nothing is also done to prepare Christians for
whatever TRIBULATION they will have to go through. Needless to say, no church
leader can tell them where to run to.
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Another irony, is that some Christians have for years been involved with
planning and preparing escape routes, safe houses, etc. for Jews from the
nations. The reason, of course, why planning to RESCUE Jews can be done,
is because Israel has been there for them to run to since 1948.
Contrary to Jews, Christians are not planning their own escape from
TRIBULATION because they don't know where to run to. They don't know that
ISRAEL is there for them to run to AS WELL, because they know so little about
the God of Israel's plans with his land and his Jews. Most just see
hardship for the Jews until the remaining few are saved by their Messiah
during the Armageddon war. Few have noticed the words
"in peace," "unwalled villages,"
"living in such confidence,"
"rich" and "earth revolves around
them" describing their status quo when the nations attack
them in the Armageddon War.
Ezek 38:8 "'A long time from
now you will be called to action. In distant years you will swoop down onto
the land of Israel that will be lying in
peace
(in
safety - NIV) after the
return of its people from many lands...11 You will have said, "Israel is
an unprotected land of unwalled
villages! I will march
against her and destroy these people living in such
confidence! 12 I will
go to those once-desolate cities that are now filled with people again-those
who have returned from all the nations-and I will capture vast amounts of
loot and many slaves. For the people are rich
with cattle now, and
the whole earth revolves around
them!"
TLB |
"earth revolves around them" - the literal
translation is: "at the
center of the world" -- implying that Israel will have a say
in everything happening in the nations.
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Christians fail to grasp the advantage and significance of having become
"GRAFTED IN" into and being "PART" of the "COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL."
Rom 11:17 But some of these
branches from Abraham's tree, some of the Jews, have been broken off. And
you Gentiles who were branches from, we might say, a wild olive tree, were
grafted in. So
now you, too, receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children,
sharing in God's rich nourishment of his own special olive tree. TLB
Eph 2:11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh--who are
called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh
by hands-- 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from
the commonwealth of Israel
commonwealth of Israel and
strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in
the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been
brought near by the blood of Christ. NKJV |
The concept in Eph 2:12,
"strangers from the covenants
of promise" is not limited to spiritual salvation, since the God of
Israel's covenant with his people, including the "wild" olive branches that
are grafted in, also entails a place to live in safety and prosperity.
That non-Jewish believers are to share in the Promised land is clearly born
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Isa 14:1 But
the Lord will have mercy on the Israelis; they are still his special ones.
He will bring them back to settle once again in the land of Israel. And
many nationalities will come and join them there and be their loyal allies
[contrary to the Arabs who want to take
their inheritance from
them]. 2 The nations
of the world will help them to return, and those coming to live in
their land will serve them.
Those enslaving Israel will be enslaved-Israel shall rule her
enemies! TLB
The Torah repeats the command 36 times that Jews must help any non-Jew
who dwells in peace in the land of Israel. David Bedein, Israel Resource
News Agency.
2 Chron 30:25 Then the people of Judah, together with the priests, the Levites,
the foreign residents,
and the visitors from Israel, were filled with deep joy. TLB
Ezek 47:21 "You are to distribute this land among yourselves according to
the tribes of Israel. 22 You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves
and for the aliens who have settled among you and who have children.
You are to consider them as native-born
Israelites; along with you they
are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23 In
whatever tribe the alien settles, there you are to give him his
inheritance," declares the Sovereign
LORD. NIV
Rom 9:23 And he has a right to take others such as ourselves, who
have been made for pouring the riches of his glory into, whether we are Jews
or Gentiles, and to be kind
to us so that everyone can see how very great his glory is. 25 Remember what
the prophecy of Hosea says? There God says that he will find other
children for himself (who are not from his Jewish
family) and will love them,
though no one had ever loved them before. 26 And the heathen, of whom it
once was said, "You are not my people," shall be called "sons of the Living
God." TLB |
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From these scriptures it is abundantly clear that "foreigners" are just as
welcome to settle in the Promised Land as Jews are.
[as long, of course, as they are be their loyal
allies as states above in Isa
14:1]. Jehovah already set this "trend" in his instructions to Abraham
about the circumcision:
Gen 17:11 the foreskin of his
penis shall be cut off. This will be the proof that you and they accept this
covenant. 12 Every male shall be circumcised on the eighth day after birth.
This applies to every foreign-born slave as well as to everyone born
in your household. This is a
permanent part of this contract, and it applies to all your posterity.
TLB |
Whereas Jehovah automatically included foreigners in the Jewish nations via
the circumcision, citizenship in Israel in our day is strictly limited to
Jews by means legislation. Israel is accommodating a large number of
foreign workers in spite of the presence of the hoards of
Arabs in the country. This, of course, because of the Arabs' terrorist
activities. This need for foreign workers will continue in future,
and increase by millions in the near future (in our view) when
the Arab's militancy leads to their elimination from the country.
Be ready therefore, Israel is going to need large numbers of
immigrants, especially when vast tracks of land become available due to
the disappearance of the Arabs.
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And BE WARNED, TRIBULATION could
start with as little notice as ONE DAY!
Isa
17:14 In the evening, sudden terror! Before the morning, they
are gone! |
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